hoping and landing

unizipster said:

does it matter

short answer: it doesn't matter... if you can make it work, then do
it.

there may be some ways that are easier for most (hopping with your
cranks horizontal to the ground seems easiest to me) but that might not
apply to you. you can try "our" way just to make sure, but you don't
have to keep doing it that way.

when i started stalling, i just happened to land on my crank. later on
i began landing on my pedal 'cause it gave me more ways to get out of
my stall / grind. but both ways worked. and i could go to rubber both
ways, too.

if you want some tips on what's easiest, then ask about it, but as for
what you're "supposed" to do... there's no one way to go.

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Most unicyclists (okay, ALL unicyclists) hop with the pedals in a
horizontal position. Wether your left or right foot is forward doesn't
matter, it's your personal preference.

See picture. This would be the hoping/landing postion.

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In answer to your"Does it matter?" question, no it doesnt. There is
however one exception, if you have the old style KH cranks that arent
denubbed then you can pinch the nub and that makes it hard to get the
bolt out,thats what happened to me. So just be carefull.

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koebwil said:

I'm too hardcore to type. I just punch the keyboard and delete the
letters I don't want

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trials_uni said:

...you can pinch the nub and that makes it hard to get the bolt out...
So just be carefull.

If you're going to tell someone to be careful, you have to tell them
what not to do, and why. I've got no clue what you're talking about
here... care to explain more?

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OK sorry. When i went to pedal grab onto a ledge(it was concrete not
wood, but you will eventually do concrete ledges im sure) I went a bit
to far and crushed the nub on my Gen. 1 KH crank. I was just saying to
be careful not to over estimate the hieght or distance or you could run
into some troubles.

The attached pic isnt very good but it shows where i pinched the nub,
making it a b*tch to get the bolt out. I had to bend the nub back out
so i could wind the bolt out.

-Phil

<EDIT> OF course getting the cranks Denubbed would be a good way to
avoid all of this if you have these particular cranks.

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I'm too hardcore to type. I just punch the keyboard and delete the
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